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WE ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO PURSUE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

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et me echo our president’s remarks welcoming you to the fourteenth Annual Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame (HRAASHF) Induction Banquet.

We continue to maintain our vigilance as archivists of African American athletic heritage in southeastern Virginia. We also have adhered to our commitment to recognize athletic excellence across all sports.

The HRAASHF uses these examples of excellence to provide role models for and to inspire our youth. We also support our region’s youth by providing mentors and offering college scholarships to high school seniors in need of assistance.

Tonight we also will recognize a local resident/business person for his contributions to our community.

On behalf of our officers, the board of directors, and members of the HRAASHF, I would like to congratulate all of tonight’s inductees and scholarship recipients.

Sincerely, E. Quinton Gordon Chairman, HRAASHF

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ood Evening. The Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame organization is elated that you have joined us for our 14th Annual Induction Banquet. We all have been eagerly anticipating this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event.

Our Banquet Committee has worked tirelessly to make this evening a night to remember. I would like to take this opportunity to especially thank the Scholarship and Nominating Committees for the time they spent reviewing inductee nominations and scholarship applications.

This year the Scholarship Committee received and reviewed over 200 scholarship applications.

Thanks to you, our supporters, we have been privileged to award over 57 college scholarships to deserving students. Tonight, you will meet our 2010 scholarship recipients. As an organization, we remain steadfast in our efforts to encourage area youth to continue their pursuit of excellence in education as well as in sports.

To the members and ofďŹ cers of this prestigious organization, I not only am proud to serve as your president but more proud of your dedication and commitment to the mission of the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame and to the vision of its founders.

In closing, I would like to thank our faithful sponsors and supporters. Your efforts and cooperation have helped us keep our dreams alive.

Please enjoy the evening.

Sincerely,

Larry Bellamy President, HRAASHF

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s. Milteer is an assistant principal with the Chesapeake Public Schools. She is dedicated to public education and takes the sacred trust of educating and developing young minds to heart. Ms Milteer strives to provide an educational environment that has a positive impact on students and colleagues. She lives by her motto: “leaving heart prints”--heart prints of compassion, understanding, love, kindness and genuine concern.

Ms Milteer holds two bachelor degrees, a Master’s in Urban Education/ Guidance & Counseling and has pursued advanced studies in educational administration at Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University respectively.

She is member of a bevy of community service organizations such as the Chesapeake Association for Public School Administrators, Parent Teacher Student Association, National Association for Secondary Principals, Virginia Association for Secondary Principals, Ms Milteer is a Life member of the National Alumni Association of Norfolk State University and Zeta Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Ms. Jacqueline Milteer has served as mistress of ceremony at a number of civic, church and school functions.

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P R E S E N TAT I O N O F S C H O L A R S H I P R E C I P I E N T S Clara Stanley MUSICAL TRIBUTE ........................................................... Latoya Murphy

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ewport News, Virginia native Aaron Brooks is one of the few African Americans who has performed as a starting quarterback for a team in a major college football conference and lead a National Football League (NFL) team to the playoffs.

In order to perform effectively at the highest level, an African American athlete has to be able to cope with the extra weight and responsibility of overcoming racial stereotypes that once prevailed throughout professional sports. A black quarterback in the NFL has an additional challenge He has to be able to shrug off the inevitable controversies involving leadership skills, maturation, etc. that are rarely his making, and go out and lead a team, coordinate an offense and throw touchdowns.

Leadership is an innate talent and a quarterback must possess it regardless of the level of play.

Aaron Brooks has been an outstanding athlete and team leader ever since he led his Doris Miller team to a city youth football championship in his hometown of Newport News.

As a junior at Homer Ferguson High School, Brooks earned first-team All-Peninsula District honors in football. As a senior he earned this honor in both football and basketball. Consequently, he was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Virginia.

Brooks won the starting quarterback position as a junior at UVA in 1997. As a junior, he led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in passing efficiency and was ranked 11th nationally in this category. He was named team captain his senior year, leading the Cavaliers to a 9-3 season. Brooks also received UVA’s offensive player of the year award. With his eligibility up, the Green Bay Packers in the 1999 NFL draft drafted him. He began his NFL career as a third-string backup to Matt Hasselback and starter Brett Favre.

The high point of Brooks’ NFL career came with the New Orleans Saints in the 2000 season when he led the team to a turnaround. In the previous season, the Saints were 3-13. In 2000, the Saints made the playoffs with a 10-6 record and Brooks led the team to its first playoff win.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Brooks was very critical of the Saint’s owner and the NFL regarding the quality and suitability of the Saint’s practice and training facility.

After the 2005 season, Brooks was traded to the Oakland Raiders. He retired in 2007 as the New Orleans Saints franchise leader in touchdown passes.

Aaron Brooks was a proven talent and a player with a strong arm and elusiveness who throughout his football career displayed the ability to rally teams in the closing minutes of games. Over his NFL career, he threw 123 touchdown passes.

During his NFL career, Brooks also was known for his community service and involvement. He volunteered as a Big Brother in New Orleans when he played with the Saints. Brooks, along with his wife Tisa, also established the Aaron Brooks Family Foundation which supported literacy programs in New Orleans and Newport News.

Since his retirement, Brooks has been heavily involved in real estate development. Among his projects is the Southeast Commerce Center in Newport News. Brooks and his development partners are implementing plans for revitalizing one of the city’s bleakest neighborhoods. This multimillion dollar will be a mixed-use residential community in the economically depressed East End area.

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efore Calvert “Cal” Davidson became a legendary coach, he was an outstanding high school and collegiate football player. He was one of the leaders and stars on the 1956 Booker T. Washington High School Virginia Interscholastic Athletics (VIA) State Championship football team. Davidson was considered by peers and coaches as one of the finest lineman ever to play at Booker T. He rarely missed an assignment and even in high school could “pancake” his opposing linemen. During his senior year he garnered All-District honors and was chosen as an All-State tackle.

Davidson continued to excel on the football field at Maryland State College (now the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)). At UMES he was a three-way player, playing both offensive and defensive end as well as performing on special teams. He was a force covering punts and kick-offs. Davidson was a leader on two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) championship teams in 1957 and 1960.

Davidson is well known in the Hampton Roads area as a very successful coach and mentor.

For over 32 years, Davidson was an outstanding educator and coach at Norfolk Virginia’s Booker T. Washington High School. While at Booker T., he served in numerous positions such as head football coach, assistant boy’s basketball coach, track coach, softball coach, girl’s varsity basketball coach, guidance counselor, and mentor. Davidson coached and mentored many high school athletes and is credited with sending 167 football players to college. Many of them such as Bruce Smith and Carl Painter went on to distinguish professional careers in the NFL. Cal Davidson was inducted into the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.

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acqueline (Jackie) Dolberry is considered by most observers to be the most dominant player in Hampton University basketball history, female or male. She could play every position on the floor and scored 2645 career points at HU from 1985-1989. The points total is the most scored by any Hampton basketball player. Moreover, her career point total is the most ever scored by a women basketball player in the state of Virginia.

Dolberry got her start at Norfolk Catholic High School. She led her high school to an amazing 99-1 record during a 4-year basketball career. During this period, Dolberry scored over 2300 points making her the leading female scorer in the Hampton Roads region.

From 1982-1985, she was named to several high school All-American teams including the following: Street & Smith for 1982-1985; Adidas in 1984-1985; and Parade All-American 19841985. During the 1985 season, Dolberry was named Tidewater Player of the Year and was one of only three high school players to play on the East Team in the National Sports Festival.

After arriving at Hampton University in 1985, she continued to set records and earn national attention. Dolberry was a four-time All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) selection and the winner of three consecutive CIAA women’s basketball player- of- the- year trophies. The 33-1 mark during her junior year was highlighted by the Lady Pirates capturing the NCAA Division II National Championship.

Besides the conference honors she garnered, Dolberry’s collegiate exploits were widely known on the national scale as well. As a freshman, during the 1985-86 season, she was named to the freshman All-American team by the American Women’s Sports Foundation (AWSF) and the Black College Sports Information Directors Association (BCSIDA). As a sophomore in 198687, she earned Kodak All-American, AWSF All-American, BCSIDA All-American, and BCSIDA National Player of the Year honors. As a junior in 1987-88, Dolberry again was named Kodak All-American, BCDSIDA All- American, and BCSIDA National Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.

Jackie Dolberry was inducted into the Norfolk Catholic High School Sports Hall of Fame.

She also was an inductee into the inaugural class of the Hampton University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.

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ayne Gomes, a Hampton Roads native and a graduate of Phoebus High School, spent six years in the Major Leagues as an outstanding relief pitcher primarily with the Philadelphia Phillies. He also pitched with the San Francisco Giants and the Boston Red Sox. Not highly recruited out of high school, Gomes was discovered by Old Dominion University’s coaching staff in a summer All-Star game. He pursued his dream of a major league baseball career by going to college and making an immediate impact.

Gomes made his mark as a freshman in 1991 as he led the Sun Belt Conference in saves with nine and ranked among the nation’s top 15 in this category. He was named a freshman All-American

by Collegiate Baseball News in 1991. During his sophomore season, he fanned 54 batters in just 35 innings of work. Gomes recorded three saves and registered a 2.04 earned run average. As a junior in 1993, he earned first team honors from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and first team All State honors. Gomes was selected in the first round of the 1993 Major League Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies as the fourth overall pick. He was the highest player selected in the 1993 draft from the Hampton Roads area.

The Philadelphia Phillies called Gomes from the minor leagues in June 1997. He went on to pitch in the major leagues with the Phillies until 2001. Gomes was voted as the 1999 Rolaids Relief Man of the Year. In the 1998, 1999, and 2000 seasons, he was a mainstay and the most dependable relief pitcher in the Philadelphia bullpen.

In the 2001 season, Gomes was traded to the San Francisco Giants. In 2002, he signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox. With the Red Sox, he pitched as a set-up man and helped guide his team to a second place spot in the American League East. In 2003, Gomes was in the minor league with Scranton in the International League where he pitched in the IL All-Star game and led the league in saves.

After completing his major league career, Gomes continued his playing career overseas. In 2005, he pitched for Yucatan Leones and the Saltillo Gigantes of the Mexican League.

After Gomes retired from professional baseball, he established the Wayne Gomes Youth Baseball Diversity Foundation. The Gomes Foundation works closely with Major League Baseball’s Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program.

Gomes also established the Virginia Baseball Academy (VBA). The Academy offers comprehensive skills-training in all aspects of baseball.

In 2001, Wayne Gomes was inducted into the Old Dominion University Sports Hall of Fame.

He also was inducted into the Lower Virginia Peninsula Athletic Hall of fame in 2008. The Peninsula Sports Club presented Gomes with its Henry Jordan Award in 2009. In January 2010, Gomes was selected for the CAA’s Silver Anniversary team for baseball.

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arty Miller has always tried to put one over the fence in sports and higher education. His professional career at Norfolk State University has included stints in the areas of financial aid, career services, student affairs and athletics. After winning more than 700 games as the school’s baseball coach, Miller was named NSU’s acting athletics director on December 16, 2004. He was appointed to the permanent athletics director post on March 18, 2005.

Of the many highlights of his tenure as athletics director at NSU, one that stands out is capturing the last six Talmadge Layman Hill awards, given annually to the top men’s sports program in the Mid-eastern Athletic conference.

Miller is no stranger to winning. What is often overlooked is his outstanding record as a college baseball coach and player.

Miller first started making a name for himself as a player at NSU from 1965-68. He hit .380 as a sophomore; .438 with eight doubles, two triples, three homers and 27 RBI as a junior; and .406 as a senior, when he became the first Spartan player to be named an NCAA College Division All-American.

After graduation in 1969, Miller was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. While on active duty, he was signed by the Minnesota Twins. Miller returned to his alma mater in 1972 as an assistant to baseball coach Bob Andrews. The next season, Miller inherited the head-coaching job, which he held until early in 2005. His career record as baseball coach was 718-543-3 Miller is the winningest baseball coach in CIAA history, having led the Spartans to a 584-374-3 record in their years in the league. Miller’s ledger in the CIAA includes 17 conference championships, including seven in a row from 1987-93; 12 post-season appearances; 15 CIAA Coach of the Year awards; six All-Americans and 22 players signed to pro contracts. He also won the 1980 NAIA District 19 Coach of the Year award after his team won the District 19 title.

In 1997, NSU honored Miller by building the Marty L. Miller Baseball Field. One year later, Miller led NSU to the MEAC Tournament championship round in the Spartans’ first year in the league. He was named the MEAC Coach of the Year in 2000, and NSU reached the championship round again in 2001.

The year 2003 was also a special one for Miller. In February, Miller was inducted into the CIAA’s John B. McLendon Hall of Fame. In May, Miller earned his 700th career win with the Spartans when sixth-seeded NSU upset No. 2 Delaware State in the MEAC tournament. In August, Miller the baseball player was honored as one of eight inductees into the Norfolk State University Athletics Foundation Sports Hall of Fame.

Miller was presented in March 2006 with the Tom Fergusson Memorial Award, given annually to the area’s top sportsman by the Norfolk Sports Club.

Miller serves on the Norfolk Sports Club Board of Directors and is will serve as president in 2011.

Miller was also elected to serve on the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Honors Court beginning in 2009.

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arry Rose has been a model and pioneer for African American basketball officials for over 36 years. His illustrious tenure began with refereeing Hampton Institute (University) intramural basketball games and progressed to scholastic and collegiate games from the Central Collegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) to ten Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship games and four NCAA final fours.

Rose is a 1968 graduate of Franklin’s Hayden High School. At Hampton Institute, he played football and baseball. As part of his work study responsibilities as a college junior, Rose began officiating intramural basketball games. He then went on to work games with the Newport News Recreation Department. From there, Rose quickly moved up to more competitive leagues ranging from the Shipyard league to Peninsula District girls junior varsity games. By 1974/1976, he was working in the CIAA. In the 1980’s, the ACC called. For any basketball official, this was the ultimate opportunity aside from officiating the final four. The ACC was considered to have the best players and games and the highest pay.

He went on to become one of the very best referees in college basketball. Rose was the first African American to officiate the ACC Championship Tournament. Rose’s ten ACC tournament championship games rank second among all ACC referees. He was selected for six and worked four Final Fours over a twelve year period.

In 2005, Rose’s long relationship with the ACC soured. He then began working games primarily in the Big 12 Conference. After a full season in the Big 12, Rose had enough of the arduous travel and accepted a position with the MEAC Conference. Since 2007, he has been the MEAC Supervisor of Men’s Basketball Officials.

Over his refereeing career, Rose has officiated in the ACC, A-10, Sunbelt, Southern, Big East, SEC, MEAC, Big-12, and Colonial Athletic Conference. In 2002, the Atlanta Tipoff Club named Rose as the nation’s top official. Larry Rose also received the 2003 Naismith Award as the Men’s College Basketball Official of the Year.

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ilson Washington is one of the legendary centers of the Booker T. Washington High School basketball program. During his senior year in 1973,Washington led Norfolk, VA’s Booker T. Washington High School basketball team by averaging 17 points,15 rebounds (practically unheard of at the time) and 5 blocked shots per game.

He could change the game with his rebounding and defense. His outstanding performance earned him the following honors: Ledger-Star All-Metro team; and the Virginia Pilot’s All-Tidewater, All-Eastern District, All-Eastern Region, and All-State teams.

After high school Washington signed with the University of Maryland, then coached by former Granby High star Lefty Driesell. Not wanting to sit on the bench for a year or two, Wilson transferred to Old Dominion University after one semester. He and the Monarchs’ style of play was a match made in heaven.

In 1977 Washington became Old Dominion University’s first Division I All-American after earning third team Division II All-American honors in 1975 and first team Division II All-American honors in 1976. Washington scored 1,366 career points, grabbed, 1011 career rebounds and blocked 363 shots.

He grabbed 24 rebounds against Roanoke in 1976, a career high. Prior to that, in 1975 Washington was named the NCAA Division II Tournament Most Valuable Player as he helped lead the Monarchs to the National Championship with a win over New Orleans in Evansville, Indiana. As a senior, Washington helped lead the Monarchs to a 25-4 record in 1976-77, the school’s first season in NCAA Division I. That year, Old Dominion won 22 straight, including an 80-58 victory at Georgetown in the ECAC South Finals.

Washington grabbed 20 or more rebounds five times in his career and blocked 12 shots against William and Mary and Charleston Baptist. He performed four triple-doubles during his career (points/ rebounds/blocked shots). Probably the best of the four was Washington’s 22-point, 20 rebound, and 12 blocked shot performance on Feb. 5, 1976 in Williamsburg, Va., against William and Mary. A second round draft pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1977, Washington played two seasons in the NBA. Wilson Washington’s ODU jersey number 52 was retired in 1978. In 1983, he was inducted into the Old Dominion University Hall of Fame.

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ampton, Virginia native Boo Williams is internationally known as an ambassador and consultant for youth basketball and youth sports. He was a basketball star at Phoebus High school and went on to play at St Joseph’s University. Williams also played professionally in Europe.

In 1982, Williams started an AAU affiliated basketball program, the Boo Williams Summer League that now has a network of 165 teams and more than 2000 players. For the last 25 years, he has been recruiting, teaching, and helping thousands of young athletes both boys and girls and many under privileged. Hundreds have gone to college on basketball scholarships and many have become college stars and professionals.

According to David Teel of the Daily Press, Villanova guard Scottie Reynolds this year became the sixth Boo Williams Summer League alumnus in the last 22 years to become an All-American. Boo’s other first team All-Americans were North Carolina’s J.R. Reid (Kempsville High) in 1968; Georgetown’s Alonzo Mourning (Indian River) in 1992; Maryland’s Joe Smith (Maury) in 1995; Georgetown’s Allen Iverson (bethel) in 1996; and Duke’s J.J. Reddick (Roanoke Cave Spring) in 2005 and 2006.

Others who have played for Boo include Kenny Anderson in 1987; Jason Kidd in 1990; Tyson Chandler in 1999; and John Wall in 2008.

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Williams opened the doors to the Boo Williams Sportsplex in March 2008. The Sportsplex venture was developed by Boo in partnership with a group of investors and in conjunction with the City of Hampton, Virginia. The 135,000 sq.ft. indoor sports and event center is the largest Sportsplex between Washington, DC and Greensboro, North Carolina. The Boo Williams Sportsplex provides young athletes a grand facility in which to participate and watch competition in a wide range of sports.

Boo Williams currently is the AAU Chairman of Boys Basketball and on the USA/ABA Cadet Committee for Development of Future Olympians.

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Candace Baker, Woodrow Wilson High School Nathaniel Hinton, Booker T. Washington High School Joi Jamison, I.C. Norcom High School Tiffany Johnson, Heritage High School

Hugo Jamel Morrison, Woodrow Wilson High School Shamea Williams, I.C. Norcom High School Sherita Hibbler, Booker T. Washington High School Breum White, Oscar Smith High School

Kevin Maurice Brooks, Oscar Smith High School Maya Christina McGowan, First Colonial High School Eboni Mayo, I.C. Norcom High School Christopher Rooks, Woodrow Wilson High School

Jameka Yevonne Allen, Ocean Lakes High School Geronimo A. Sutphin, I.C. Norcom High School Shawanna Temika Hall, Norview High School Jayvan Lesselle Malbon, Lake Taylor High School

Whitney Troy Cox, Heritage High School Heather J. Lee, Booker T. Washington High School Michael Alexander Pollard, SmithďŹ eld High School Celina Nicole Williams, Bayside High School

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Kyle Richard Faircloth, Tallwood High School Dereck L. Franklin, Woodrow Wilson High School Denise Michelle Maclin, Great Bridge High School Falishia Michelle Sloan, Churchland High School

Ashley Guadalupe Ayala, Norview High School Lawrence Leâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Vonn Sawyer, Heritage High School Deshonna Naquay Smith, Lakeland High School Ryan Marcus Wade, Green Run High School

Antonio Cook, Lake Taylor High School Christa Labelle Johnson, IC Norcom High School Brooke N. Mercer, Western Branch High School Ronnica Lynnette Sharpe, Churchland High School

Nicolas Andrew Carr, Maury High School Mia Taneshia Odum, Tallwood High School Ruben C. Pierce, Jr., Nansemond River High School Tiffany Lynn Stokely, I. C. Norcom High School

Danielle Rose Brown, Kings Fork High School Christina Arlee Chavis, Cox High School Cyril V. Chavis, Frank W. Cox High School Derrick L.Elliott, Woodrow Wilson High School Marhyah Angelique Stephenson, Lake Taylor High School

Danielle Rose Brown, Kings Fork High School Christina Arlee Chavis, Cox High School Cyril V. Chavis, Frank W. Cox High School Derrick L.Elliott, Woodrow Wilson High School Marhyah Angelique Stephenson, Lake Taylor High School

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Plans to major in Sociology & Pre-Med Will apply to Norfolk State University, Virginia State University & Virginia Commonwealth University

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Plans to major in Public Relations & Advertising Will apply to Virginia Commonwealth University, Howard University & Virginia Tech

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Plans to major in Kinesiology Will apply to George Mason University, University of Virginia & Penn State

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7(;965Âť: 30:; Anita L. Brabson, DDS

Joseph A. Buggs

Robert F. Denzer, Inc.

Wayne & Wanda Gomes

Anthony S. King

Brenda & Jerry Manley

Tracey Gomes-Robinson & Trasean Robinson

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Congratulations to the 2010 Inductees and Scholarship Recipients!

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the national basketball association proud supporters of hampton roads african american sports hall of fame

we salute the inductees & scholarship recipients